Teacher Retention: How to Get MORE Teachers to STAY In (or join) Education
Nearly 50% of new teachers leave the classroom within the first 5 years of teaching. That is not a great odds for teacher retention. So how do we decrease that …
Unpopular Teacher Opinion: Traditional Grades are Garbage
Traditional Grades are Garbage. That is a bold statement, but I want to really break it down. This statement challenges the foundational assumption of traditional education: that grades accurately …
Perfect Holiday Gifts for Teachers (You Can’t Stop Stressing and Scrolling Now)
‘Tis the season for giving and receiving teacher gifts. As teachers, I think we deserve to get things that are going to make our teacher life better, easier, or save …
Unpopular Education Opinion? Kids Listen to Teachers They Like…
How do you personally feel about the following statement: Students have a hard time listening to and learning from teachers they don’t like. Let’s take a real world look …
Teacher Friend, You Are Enough! Looking at Self-Awareness in Schools
Self aware teachers don’t waste time and resources trying to be something that they aren’t That applies to school leaders too Self awareness is about: Owning your shit Knowing …
Life Can Be Hard- Here is an AWESOME Solution (The Plan will Surprise You)
If you are struggling on a professional level, you are not alone. If you are struggling on a personal level, you are not alone. If you are struggling with both, you are not alone! But …
How to Host the Best Parent-Teacher Conferences of Your Career
There is one annual activity that teachers either love or hate. I’m gonna be honest, I absolutely love them, and you may absolutely hate them, and that is totally okay. …
Unpopular Teacher Opinion: If it can be GOOGLED then it should NOT be GRADED!
If it can be GOOGLED then it should NOT be GRADED Agree or Disagree? Let’s talk about it…. In 1994 I had to take a US map test multiple …
Hosting Raisin Reunions at Your School? Discover the Powerful REMIX to Parent-Teacher Conferences!
Parent-Teacher conferences can be a little stressful for both the parents and the teacher. Often times they take a lot of time and effort. Often times the parents don’t even …
Pens + Problems = Positivity (An Unexpected Classroom Idea)
Some of the best ideas that I have ever come up with are absolutely ridiculous. I didn’t learn them in college, I didn’t read them in some sort of education …
12 Fun, Flexible Teacher Workhops This School Year
Looking for Less Teacher Stress And More Classroom Fun? You deserve to have the best school year of your life. I’m confident the Awesome Academy for Teachers can help make …
Teachers Check Out This Classroom Idea that Will Get 100% of Students Motivated to Engage (Even on a Monday Morning)
One of the least favorite things that my students say, and I’m wondering if your students say the same thing, is on a Monday morning, when I ask, why the …
Do You Have This Essential Skill for Educators? Find Out Before the Start of the New School Year…
Want to decrease your educators stress this year? One of the fastest way to do that is to become very self-aware. Self aware educators and leaders don’t waste time and …
How to Save SO Much Time as a Teacher or School Leader: This Simple Approach Will Change Your Career
Want to save time as a teacher, principal, para, or even parent? Say NO to the things that don’t matter. Say YES to the things that do matter. And spend …
Super Simple Solutions to DECREASE Teacher Stress When Making Phone Calls Home
If you surveyed 100 teachers and asked them the question, what are the things that you dislike most about the profession? What answers do you think would pop up? What …
Essential Reminder to ALL Schools (Educators Often Miss This Simple Secret)
REMINDER TO SCHOOLS We can’t fix what we don’t understand. So, if we aren’t 100% sure why: Teachers are leaving Students are misbehaving Parents are displeased We have to ask …
How to Create HUGE Academic Growth in Your Classroom
As a teacher, do you feel the need for there to be a black and white clear-cut answer to everything in your classroom? Or do you like when a solution …
Educators- Your Mind Will be Blown with This Research (Prepare Your Heart for a WOW Moment)
Have you ever tracked how many times you laugh in a day? Have you ever tracked how many questions you ask in a day? Research Suggests the Following: An …
“That is Exactly What My Teachers Needed”- Calling All Principals Planning for PD
Principals have a lot on their plates. Leading an entire school is a stressful profession. Here are just a few things principals are juggling: Improving student attendance Hiring (and firing) …
The BEST Classroom Management System that is Simple But Significant
We know as teachers that classroom management is essential, but we also understand that it can be very difficult. Sometimes students are defiant. Sometimes students don’t want to work. Sometimes …
How to Have The BEST 4th Quarter of Your Teaching Career in Less than 21-Days
So how do we make April Awesome? We CRUSH IT Together! CRUSH is an acronym I use in my classroom. Celebrate Education Relationships First Utilize Our Strengths Share Our Stories …
Unpopular Teacher Opinion: STOP Seeing the Big Picture
As teachers, we often get told, “we have to see the big picture.” I understand that line of thinking, but I’m here to challenge that idea. What if we forget …
Uno REMIX For Classroom Management- This is “UNO” Idea Teachers Love
Looking for ONE classroom idea that could make your month awesome? You are in the right place. I present to you UNO Classroom Strategy that Will Make Your Classroom WILD (In a …
The Most Important Question We Can Ask in Education Right Now…
When a fellow educator comes to you in distress, we have to ask them a really important question: Are you looking for ideas/solutions to your problem? OR Are you looking …
Important Teacher Reminder for the New Year
We need to surround ourselves with people who are making us better educators because they inspire, enlighten, and bring joy to our teacher lives. But if the people you ADMIRE …